Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War

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3.7

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  1. AsheZx
    Jan 10, 2021
    4
    An excellent, innovative zombies mode and fantastic campaign is brought down by a terrible multiplayer experience that is clearly incomplete, rushed and poorly executed. Not to mention the plethora of technical issues, such as challenges not completing, game crashes, visual bugs etc. that plague this game. If you buy this game, buy it for it's campaign and zombies, and don't ever pay fullAn excellent, innovative zombies mode and fantastic campaign is brought down by a terrible multiplayer experience that is clearly incomplete, rushed and poorly executed. Not to mention the plethora of technical issues, such as challenges not completing, game crashes, visual bugs etc. that plague this game. If you buy this game, buy it for it's campaign and zombies, and don't ever pay full price for it. £15 is all this game is worth.… Expand
  2. cjnichols17
    Dec 17, 2020
    4
    From the beginning this game seems promising. Once again maps will be free, the cold war setting is actually semi interesting, and you know the gunplay will be smooth. The campaign starts out pretty good. I actually caught myself stopping to admire my surroundings in many of the areas. Multiplayer started off feeling pretty smooth as well.

    The problems set in when you remember that    From the beginning this game seems promising. Once again maps will be free, the cold war setting is actually semi interesting, and you know the gunplay will be smooth. The campaign starts out pretty good. I actually caught myself stopping to admire my surroundings in many of the areas. Multiplayer started off feeling pretty smooth as well.

    The problems set in when you remember that this is a Call of Duty game and for every step forward they take they either refuse to fix an old issue, improve outdated mechanics, or just shoot themselves in the foot with **** like their overly aggressive skill based match making.

    Skill Based Match Making or SBMM for short is a novel idea. Setting players up against other players of a similar skill level seems fair enough. However the issue sets in when the lobbies take forever to find players of a similar skill level, you get good enough to be in lobbies where everyone has to be perspiring profusely 24/7, and all the fun of playing around with new guns is thrown out the window. Instead you get players constantly camping to move ahead and sticking to predetermined metas. When everyone is using the same handful of weapons with the exact same builds the game's sense of wonder and exploration in its mechanics quickly falls apart. I quickly found myself in lobbies where playing aggressively even started being punished as full teams would post up in one spot and snipe you from a head glitch.

    Head glitching is yet another issue. It is the weird phenomenon in the older games where when you crouch next to a wall only your forehead can be seen over the wall. Yet somehow the gun behind the wall can still shoot you with no decrease in damage from shooting through the concrete wall or decreased accuracy from being shot through that same wall. Instead the developers have decided to act like this is some pro level skill only long time players and pros can pull off. When in reality it is just some horse **** that they refused to fix when it originally showed up in like Call of Duty 2 back in 2005. Yeah over 15 years ago.

    Let's continue now into the spawns and overall connectivity. For years Call of Duty games have given players this weird peaks and valleys gameplay. Where sometimes you feel like you are on some god like streak and then the next 5 games its like your bullets mid magezine turn into blanks. Maybe every 3 or 4 rounds just doesn't hit. Then you have the shot guns that supposedly have bullet spread, yet can't get your a hit marker when the enemy is trying to drink from the end of your barrel like the shotgun is a straw in their favorite big gulp beverage after they spent 3 days with no water in the desert. Instead shot guns are now expected to be used like sniper riffles forcing you to have precision aim as if bullet spread doesn't truly exist. If we are going for this approach to shot guns then distance allowed for a one hit kill and consistency in bullet damage should be taken into consideration right? Nah... Snipers suffer from a similar inconsistency where at times you will blast someone in the head and receive no hit marker what so ever. Other times you feel like your shot is way off and hitting way too low on the opponents hit box that it couldn't in any way actually hit them. Yet, bang, there is your one hit kill.

    Last, but not least the spawns. I can not count how many times I would be walking out of the spawn only to get shot in the back as the spawns swapped at the exact moment I got to pop back into existence. I understand being flanked, but this was just a spawn swap inconsistency. Yet similarly I have also had countless times of walking through a large open space, turning to go the other way, and somehow magically an enemy is right behind me. As if they were there the whole time. Yet no enemy was on my screen or caught on my UAV. I know there are perks to stop the UAV from picking up your position. However, the frequency of this happening within my experiences and the way it was happening further tells me that something on the networking end for the game is not quite keeping up pace regardless of my high end PC's capabilities and fairly speedy internet.

    Long story short; TLDR. I think revisiting this time period was a smart choice as the future and modern aesthetic of these games has just, become bland. It was a back drop for the story and nothing else. The Cold War timing and theming is just more interesting and novel. Graphically this may not be a powerhouse, but has its moments of beauty and wonder within the campaign. Sadly that didn't carry over well into the multiplayer section where maps once again feel so cluttered and haphazard. They play alright, flow isn't bad, mechanics just hinder the experience, and the clutter tends to make every map feel like the developers were rushed and didn't know how best to fill the space.

    Other than theming and beauty of some of the environments within the campaign the game is just another Call of Duty.    … Expand
  3. claye
    Nov 14, 2020
    4
    this game feels like a step back in all aspects from MW ....................
  4. Puggles
    Jan 1, 2021
    4
    This game was so promising at release, but now I can say for certain that this game is going to get worse over time and it already has been.

    With the story mode I liked it as It wasn't long and dragged out like some of the other campaigns. Compared to black ops 4, I prefer the zombies in cold war to BO4 zombies. The reason why is that there is no monetization in the zombies game mode    This game was so promising at release, but now I can say for certain that this game is going to get worse over time and it already has been.

    With the story mode I liked it as It wasn't long and dragged out like some of the other campaigns.

    Compared to black ops 4, I prefer the zombies in cold war to BO4 zombies. The reason why is that there is no monetization in the zombies game mode like for example, the elixirs and gobble gums. I would feel that the downside is that there is only one map and it gets repetitive replaying the same map over and over again. The map design in COLD WAR's zombies is great as it has wide open areas to train compared to BO4's narrow map design. I like the loadouts, specials, and the return of original perks..... Otherwise Its a step in the right direction.

    My problems is with everything else. Like for example, you need a constant internet connection to play every game mode like campaign and solo zombies. It does not make any sense to me and if the developers decide to shut down the servers. The end result is going to be the death of this game forever. So much for the preservation of games.

    For some reason every update for PC it ends up making the game worse with constant UI errors, glitches and crashes that make the game unplayable. I also disagree with the inclusion of modern warfare being shoehorned into the menu screen without the option of removing it. The reason I paid for this game is to play COLD WAR, not Modern Warfare. It also makes the menu screen look cluttered.

    As an old COD player, this is my first time being exposed to the "seasons/battle pass" scheme. I can say for certain its not worth the money. Because in my opinion, there really isn't a whole lot of content in it that enhances the experience as it only has COD points (I despise cod points), skins, one new character, double xp tokens, and other cosmetic items. And seeing how there was a badass trailer for stich, I thought there was going to be more added story missions but I was mislead.

    It seems like Treyarch also cares more about selling cosmetic bundles rather than releasing actual good content. These bundles are not worth the price and they are being produced at a rapid rate.... No, I am not going to pay 20$ for an character that should have been in the battle pass (honestly, go **** yourself Treyarch/activision. No, i am not going to pay 10$ -20$ for an anime gun camo for 2 guns that shoots purple tracer rounds. Its ridiculous and its infuriating because the game was perfectly fine without all these cosmetic microtransactions. It just goes to show how much corporate greed has found there way into video games.

    The final problem I wanted to talk about it the multiplayer. It lacks consistency with every gun being nerfed and buffed. The lack of maps is shocking and despite that, the games spawn system is dreadful. Every second the spawns keep on getting flipped which can be annoying. And I still get spawned killed regardless!

    Please remove SBMM

    In conclusion, I would recommend to not buy this game. The game initially can be very good and fun, but after a while it starts to become boring, repetitive, lack of content, and the addition of corporate greed that recently got shoved into the game. Seriously Treyarch/Activision? The game was fine without the microtransactions and the monetization schemes! If this is the best you can do then I don't see how anyone will stay on this game after a year. This game could have been a return to the good old COD days. But it ended up becoming a mediocre game and a missed opportunity.    … Expand
  5. awesomekratos12
    Apr 27, 2021
    4
    This is the most boring cod released by far. This game feels like Black Ops 1 but with slightly better gunplay. While Black Ops 1 was good for it's time, fps games have evolved quite a bit since 2010, but this game just feels like a huge downgrade from MW 2019. The gunplay is worse and more clunky, the graphics are average at best, back to small, claustrophobic maps that cod has alwaysThis is the most boring cod released by far. This game feels like Black Ops 1 but with slightly better gunplay. While Black Ops 1 was good for it's time, fps games have evolved quite a bit since 2010, but this game just feels like a huge downgrade from MW 2019. The gunplay is worse and more clunky, the graphics are average at best, back to small, claustrophobic maps that cod has always been known for, and it's all the worse for it. The only strong point of the game is the zombies mode since they've at least tried to somewhat innovate on that front. You have a new outbreak mode which is basically a series of open world maps where you complete objectives to progress to the next map, each time you reach a new map the difficulty gets harder and harder. But this is the only good thing about the game. The campaign is utterly forgettable and boring, and the multiplayer as I have said before plays almost exactly like Black Ops 1 from over a decade ago. How did we go from a relatively solid CoD in 2019, to a massively gimped CoD in 2020/2021? Save your money and play something like R6 Siege instead. If they sold the zombies mode separately, this games multiplayer would be more dead than it already is,… Expand
  6. zzkaiser
    Sep 5, 2021
    4
    Soy jugador desde los primeros Call of Duty, despues de muchos años, la saga se ha corrompido ha tantos niveles, que es muy triste, porque era una gran saga de juegos

    Una optimizacion que roza lo lamentable en todas las maquinas, es ridículo que una maquina que puede mover horizon zero dawn, days gone o sekiro todo a máximo, no puede mover bien un FPS, ridículo. Gráficos muy buenos,    Soy jugador desde los primeros Call of Duty, despues de muchos años, la saga se ha corrompido ha tantos niveles, que es muy triste, porque era una gran saga de juegos

    Una optimizacion que roza lo lamentable en todas las maquinas, es ridículo que una maquina que puede mover horizon zero dawn, days gone o sekiro todo a máximo, no puede mover bien un FPS, ridículo.

    Gráficos muy buenos, lo unico que evita el 0 la verdad

    Multijugador o multilag, porque las partidas van mal en el mejor de los casos y sin nombrar a los niños rata que son una plaga

    Lootboxes y demas de pago, el verdadero alma del juego, ni la hisoria, ni el modo zombis(que es multijugador, manda huevos), no es el pago contante y abusivo    … Expand
  7. DCS431516526
    Nov 19, 2021
    4
    Terrible servers, battle pass, wacky maps, and SBMM make this game a terrible buy at any price above -70%.
  8. Tomish
    Nov 14, 2020
    4
    Зачем делать шаг назад когда уже есть хорошая игра? Доведите до идеала то, что есть а не делайте десяток новых ошибок и шаг назад! Отвратительный мультиплеер!
  9. jestifizzle
    Nov 20, 2020
    4
    I think the reviews of 0 are just review bombing so here's an honest review.

    The game plays and feels like a pre-alpha. Core fps mechanics are completely broken and inconsistent: Mouse & keyboard aim feels unnatrual, controller aim assist was reworked (and made a lot worse) for some bizarre reason, ignoring the fact that they have had a good, working aim assist for the last decade. THIS    I think the reviews of 0 are just review bombing so here's an honest review.

    The game plays and feels like a pre-alpha. Core fps mechanics are completely broken and inconsistent: Mouse & keyboard aim feels unnatrual, controller aim assist was reworked (and made a lot worse) for some bizarre reason, ignoring the fact that they have had a good, working aim assist for the last decade. THIS GAME HAS SBMM! And it is enforced visciously with the lack of any ranked mode. Visuals are worse than modern warfare 2019 despite sharing the same engine. All this without even getting to the multiple bugs and crashes especially on PC. The game is currently not fun to play in the slightest, and probably the biggest problem of all (which is borderliine criminal) from the development team and publisher is the fact that the game costs $70 for something that feels like an independent work in very early pre-alpha phases of development. Zombies in the only reason worth getting this game however that too contains multiple game breaking bugs.

    As far as I'm concerned, blaming the tough year of 2020 doesn't excuse the poor product that they have delivered to us. I would go so far as to say that this is a scam product overhyped by marketing and that the publusher and game title should be boycotted.    … Expand
  10. raphaowna
    Nov 14, 2020
    4
    Disappointed. Only the campaign is good. Modern Warfare is much better. Overpriced
  11. FirstSand
    Nov 21, 2020
    4
    I loved Black Ops 1 on PC 10 years ago so much, that couldnt ignore the game named Black Ops Cold War (to be honest, this name has nothing to do with real Cold war-game of the series, which was mentioned earlier). As i never played Singleplayer of CoD seriously, i would rather start with Multiplayer.
    Its garbage. Almost. It looks like a whole new franchise based on Cold War times, but it    I loved Black Ops 1 on PC 10 years ago so much, that couldnt ignore the game named Black Ops Cold War (to be honest, this name has nothing to do with real Cold war-game of the series, which was mentioned earlier). As i never played Singleplayer of CoD seriously, i would rather start with Multiplayer.
    Its garbage. Almost. It looks like a whole new franchise based on Cold War times, but it has nothing to do with real Black Ops 1 game that many people still remember and play. Cold War is a game for soyboys, with fancy music, that has nothing to do with somewhat industrial cold ambient of BO1, and Cold War is also a dramatically raw product. In every way, basically. There are only 5 assault rifles, 5 smgs, 3 lmgs, 3 pistols and ONLY TWO shotguns in this game right now. Year 2020. No comments. Only 8 maps are availiable, some of them lag so hard that on minimal settings game runs in 50 fps, showing graphics of Far Cry 3 or Warface at the same minimal option. Game is absolutely unoptimized, also i should mention that with my headset everything sounds very quiet, although i tried all sound presets that were availiable.
    TTK is very strange and looks like someone wanted to make all-in-one game called like "Call of Playerunknown's Battlefield". You can very rarely kill 2 or 3 people at once, its just impossible and your reaction means nothing. Skill based matchmaking is also a big problem, but i cant say much about that because havent played enough, probably. Your guns fly all over the screen, feels like your operator has strong epilepsy... All i can say is that Cold War looks like a Black Ops caricature, its just raw and somewhat stupid to play. Its like playing something between mobile arcade clone of CoD, PUBG and Far Cry 3, but in 50-60 fps and ten years old graphics.
    But I still believe in 3arch and hope they fix these massive problems, because the basic concept of the game is fantastic.    … Expand
  12. Snufflux
    Mar 4, 2021
    4
    Horribly unbalanced multiplayer, if you aren't using a burst rifle with shotgun secondary you just lose. Singleplayer is decent, for a CoD campaign. Nothing great but nothing worth getting outraged over. The zombies has been ok as well, they offer some changes that keep it fresh for old players while also giving incentives for new players to engage in the mode. However, the multiplayerHorribly unbalanced multiplayer, if you aren't using a burst rifle with shotgun secondary you just lose. Singleplayer is decent, for a CoD campaign. Nothing great but nothing worth getting outraged over. The zombies has been ok as well, they offer some changes that keep it fresh for old players while also giving incentives for new players to engage in the mode. However, the multiplayer can't be overlooked as it is the meat and potatoes of the game. Not only are there balance issues, but there's just a lack of content all around. With very few maps and a small selection of guns compared to previous entries in the series, there just isn't enough variety to give any reason to keep playing. There is a promise of post-launch content, but this feels like it should've been part of release with how little to do there is in this game. Lastly, why is just the act of trying to party up with friends so horrendously broken? 90% of the time I try to play with friends we get some sort of error, and the amount of times we've lost a party member upon loading into a game is just annoying. This game could have a used another year in the oven to bake and is just more evidence as to why annual releases are outdated and bad for developers and players.… Expand
  13. llentinantl
    Jan 31, 2021
    4
    Multiplayer of Black Ops Cold War tries to mix features of Black Ops series and recent Modern Warfare reboot, and fails miserably in both directions. After getting awesome fluid gunplay of MW2019, we are receding back to plastic toys with blaster sounds and no recoil. Weapon customization is half-baked clone of MW2019, with almost every weapon having same mods in each category (sometimesMultiplayer of Black Ops Cold War tries to mix features of Black Ops series and recent Modern Warfare reboot, and fails miserably in both directions. After getting awesome fluid gunplay of MW2019, we are receding back to plastic toys with blaster sounds and no recoil. Weapon customization is half-baked clone of MW2019, with almost every weapon having same mods in each category (sometimes not even properly displayed on weapon, such as ammo mods on Magnum), while MW2019 (and even previous game of BO series) had unique mods set for each weapon. Class system lost awesome Pick-10 approach to become clone of MW2019 class system, and failing even on that, as wildcard ruins both balance and variety. While I like progression of Black Ops more than MW2019, it is not Cold War's merit of having it, rather not losing it from previous games. Visuals are bland, with some maps having extremely ridiculous color correction.
    Game is out for several months, yet there are numerous bugs.

    It seems we came full circle, coming from BO3 tasteless ripoff of Infinite Warfare, to tasteless MW2019 ripoff of BOCW. I was never expecting to be excited about next Infinity Ward entry in series more than about Trayarch's one.    … Expand
  14. AndisMan432
    Jun 6, 2021
    4
    The only good things you get from this game is decent campaign with okay characters and two endings, both equally as interesting. Zombies is also a more causal experience but is still fun and is always a nice mode to play while kicking back and relaxing. Honestly, the zombies is the best thing in this game and it's no where near as good as zombies in games like black ops 3. Therefore, theThe only good things you get from this game is decent campaign with okay characters and two endings, both equally as interesting. Zombies is also a more causal experience but is still fun and is always a nice mode to play while kicking back and relaxing. Honestly, the zombies is the best thing in this game and it's no where near as good as zombies in games like black ops 3. Therefore, the single player modes/co-op modes are pretty good. However, multiplayer is really, really, really bad. It is one of the worst cod multiplayers since infinite warfare, in fact, I'd even say this is almost 2x worse. Maps are terrible, gunsmith is a down grade from mw 2019, it's littered with micro dlc and worst of all, match making is easily the worst it's been in the whole franchise. Skill based matchmaking is a joke and playing this game for long periods of time is a mental health threat. I would even go as far as to say this game's multiplayer makes it more of a, "want to preform self-harm" simulator then an enjoyable and rewarding experience. This game gets a 4/10 and all of those points come from single player and zombies, multiplayer is a flat out 0 for me, save yourself and go play Modern Warfare 2019, or quite literally any other cod from the past couple of years if you are looking for a good multiplayer game. However, if you only buy these games for single player or zombies, I would suggest getting it, those modes are solid.… Expand
  15. SuperCurry30
    Mar 20, 2022
    4
    In a game where multiplayer is the main focus, if the multiplayer system is messed up, it means the game is ruined.
  16. gamingtim
    Feb 26, 2022
    4
    Campaign is meh, too many little cucks camping in multiplayer, and the only thing good about this game is the zombies mode. If you like mp, play mw2019 or plutonium.
  17. WAXIE
    Mar 25, 2022
    4
    Je ne peux pas dire que le jeu est mauvais, c'est probablement un des meilleurs Black Ops auquel j'ai joué, sans exagération.

    Mais je trouve quand même sidérant de voir qu'après tant de temps, tant d'investissement, Activision, n'ait pas la décence de corriger les beugs. Attention, il corrige les exploits, mais par contre en ce qui concerne les clés de prestige, qui semble être un    Je ne peux pas dire que le jeu est mauvais, c'est probablement un des meilleurs Black Ops auquel j'ai joué, sans exagération.

    Mais je trouve quand même sidérant de voir qu'après tant de temps, tant d'investissement, Activision, n'ait pas la décence de corriger les beugs. Attention, il corrige les exploits, mais par contre en ce qui concerne les clés de prestige, qui semble être un problème depuis très longtemps et qui n'a toujours pas été résolu, c'est aberrant.

    Ce n'est pas un Free To Play, ni un jeu en Beta, nous avons tous payé pour y jouer, nous avons même pour certains investis un peu d'argent pour du contenu en jeu, comment peuvent-ils considérer que le jeu ne mérite plus de maintenance? Il n'a même pas 3 ans!

    Je peux paraitre aigri, mais j'attends mes clés de prestige depuis 1 an et j'ai envoyé plusieurs mail, sans jamais recevoir aucune réponse. Et ce problème est connu.

    Merci pour ce bon jeu, pas merci pour votre communication et votre maintenance.    … Expand
  18. tdebug
    Nov 16, 2020
    3
    Campaign is nice but very, very short. Literally can finish it all in 2 evenings, doing all possible optional missions. Not sure it worth the asking price to be honest. So it's 4 points max for 60€ it is not enough of gameplay.

    Zombie part is completely pointless, idea-free, messed up running and shooting. 0 points for this.
  19. Zenren
    Nov 28, 2020
    3
    I got this as a birthday present. I really must have done something bad to deserve this as a present. Absolute trash in nearly every regards. COD Modern Warfare (new) was one of the worst COD's to come in decades, this is worse than that in almost every regard. This is Fallout 76 all over, a rushed game intended to make money during the Christmas season, released well before it's time,I got this as a birthday present. I really must have done something bad to deserve this as a present. Absolute trash in nearly every regards. COD Modern Warfare (new) was one of the worst COD's to come in decades, this is worse than that in almost every regard. This is Fallout 76 all over, a rushed game intended to make money during the Christmas season, released well before it's time, evidenced by the maps still being released and the content being added. You can't convince me this is a finished game, if so, the developers should find another line of work.… Expand
  20. azgoodaz
    Nov 18, 2020
    3
    Let's start off by saying a CoD game with 25% of the content locked behind a platform will never get a 10/10.

    I paid $59.99 on the Battlenet Launcher for the PC version and I felt like this game was worth $49.99 for how much content is in this game, that's how much it should have been. Cold War is a scam. Campaign is Mason (the player from past Black Ops games) and now the character    Let's start off by saying a CoD game with 25% of the content locked behind a platform will never get a 10/10.

    I paid $59.99 on the Battlenet Launcher for the PC version and I felt like this game was worth $49.99 for how much content is in this game, that's how much it should have been. Cold War is a scam.

    Campaign is Mason (the player from past Black Ops games) and now the character you played as for some parts of the campaign... he doesn't even talk. You have to choose pre-selected prompts and then the other characters speak. Kinda disappointing for a $60 - 70 game.

    Zombies is fun but a lot of things from multiplayer and Warzone, it's ugly. Easter Eggs have been figured out in less than 24 hours of release... Very well thought out Easter Eggs (sarcasm), Black Ops 1 and 2 had better Easter Eggs than this garbage.

    Warzone is fun but it still implements that horrible armor system where you have to micro-manage your armor. It would be nice if we had a Hardcore Warzone where Armor doesn't exists. Make it more fast pace.

    Multiplayer has limited game modes, nothing like Modern Warfare, not very unique game modes either. Most game modes are just modes from Battlefield. Gameplay feels washy and floaty, feels like my weapons are all over the place compared to Modern Warfare. Hardcore got the ugly duckling treatment yet again, Core as more modes than Hardcore. Multiplayer has only 8 maps compared to older Black Ops titles that had 12 - 14 maps at launch. Weapons are pretty limited and somehow a Game Designer though to put 'Ghost, Ninja and Cold Blooded' all on Perk 3. What's the point of this?

    Pros:
    - Campaign
    - Theater Mode

    Cons:
    - Overpriced for locked content and items
    - Nuketown is getting remade again.
    - 8 maps.
    - Limited game modes
    - Hardcore got ugly treatment
    - No Operator customization, everything is in Battle Passes.

    This isn't a game where if you have $60, you want to buy this. I personally would just buy Modern Warfare if you really have the money, just wait when that game goes on sale. For being 3 years in development for this game, this feels very early access. It doesn't feel finished and it doesn't feel or look like a $60 game nor a $70 game on consoles. You can tell the development doesn't care anymore. CoD is just a cash grab, this game is just a scam, a really good scam.    … Expand
  21. PowerGamer
    Dec 23, 2020
    3
    Constant random crashes for everyone that I know that tries to play the game.
    This is the only game I have that does this. And everyone is saying it crashing on Reddit, etc., too.
    Not only on the PC but on consoles as well. If they tried they could monitor where in their code it's crashes and fix it but apparently they don't even bother. Maybe it's a bug(s) that very hard to track    Constant random crashes for everyone that I know that tries to play the game.
    This is the only game I have that does this. And everyone is saying it crashing on Reddit, etc., too.
    Not only on the PC but on consoles as well.

    If they tried they could monitor where in their code it's crashes and fix it but apparently they don't even bother. Maybe it's a bug(s) that very hard to track down because they are in the middle of some random thread or something, but there is no excuse. This is just very bad and lazy game development.

    To add insult to injury they just pretend the crashes don't exist ("It works for me!"), and instead of fixing anything they just keep adding new features and asking for more money.    … Expand
  22. Cookiebooky
    Nov 19, 2020
    3
    The worst CoD I have ever played. Only redeeming quality is the campaign. Multiplayer and Zombies are a joke. In multiplayer it feels like you are firing bb guns. There are no weight to the guns and they all sound the same. Grenades feels like you are throwing a rubber duck. Death animations are super bad. Actually the animations in general are ass. Maps feels like they were designed by aThe worst CoD I have ever played. Only redeeming quality is the campaign. Multiplayer and Zombies are a joke. In multiplayer it feels like you are firing bb guns. There are no weight to the guns and they all sound the same. Grenades feels like you are throwing a rubber duck. Death animations are super bad. Actually the animations in general are ass. Maps feels like they were designed by a 12 year old. Where CoD MW innovated in a lot of ways, this seems like a huge setup, almost feels like a chinese F2P game, but even some of those are good. TTK seems super **** and hitreg is over there.… Expand
  23. luckydutch
    Mar 4, 2021
    3
    Picked it up on the free weekend. Still plagued by the same-old issues. Jump shooting and slide shooting is out of control. The guns and maps are OK but the core gameplay is ruined by absolutely everyone exploiting jumpshots. Pass.
  24. Ammonium
    Nov 15, 2020
    3
    The campaign is ok but like always it's Russian bad and USA good but wouldn't recommend anyone to buy it especially when the core of every CoD the Multiplayer is and they seriously **** it up.

    The Gameplay itself is fun but to start with just 8 maps at the release while Modern Warfare had 20 is not good. I only play the entire time the same 3 maps and it get's boring really fast and i    The campaign is ok but like always it's Russian bad and USA good but wouldn't recommend anyone to buy it especially when the core of every CoD the Multiplayer is and they seriously **** it up.

    The Gameplay itself is fun but to start with just 8 maps at the release while Modern Warfare had 20 is not good. I only play the entire time the same 3 maps and it get's boring really fast and i have now around 15 hours of Multiplayer playtime also it took 5 hours for example until i got Moscow into my map rotation and only played it now 5 times in 15 hours. Then the zombies mode...I love zombies but that it's player hostet without server is a big no in 2020 in my opinion. Also when the host has a crash and the game does host migration the entire lobby crashes too in 8 out of 10 times. Just Unacceptable.
    And the problems with crashes also the server performance is so bad that the TTK feels often like MW. And i wouldn't recommend to buy the game at full price to anyone. The Game is unacceptable for 60/80 euro it feels like an early access game. Then the Camos look bad muddy and are just copy pasted from BO2 without optimization. Also the exp to lvl your weapon / grind attachments are so low that it takes forever to get them. And the standard multiplayer Operator need to be unlocked through missions, It's as if they put all that **** grind into the game so that you overlook it's serious lack of content.

    Then the Map visibility is just bad and enemys blend too much into the enviroment often and Cold War itself feels really like i bought a 60 euro Early Game...

    It's so ridiculous i feel ripped off so hard. And when someone comes and thinks "But it just released a few days ago" First of all you are the reason that Activision released that **** You also don't go to your stylist and pays him 50$ and he just cuts 5 strands of hair.

    Like i said i really feel ripped off and i only bought it because i liked the "Beta" (Which in fact was not a **** Beta) and i really really regret buying it.

    So please don't make the same mistake.    … Expand
  25. Blakangelos
    Nov 17, 2020
    3
    Сюжет: неплохой но местами он слишком урезан, как вроде торопились и не успевали много сделать. так что компания на 3-4 часа.Но интересная.

    Сетевая игра - да это убожество 10 % вырезанной из предыдущей части, физика на нуле, не более 15 видов оружия, карты скучные, меня хватило на 30 минут и я вышел. Зомби режим - тут даже объяснять не хочу хватило терпения на 15 минут. И все    Сюжет: неплохой но местами он слишком урезан, как вроде торопились и не успевали много сделать. так что компания на 3-4 часа.Но интересная.

    Сетевая игра - да это убожество 10 % вырезанной из предыдущей части, физика на нуле, не более 15 видов оружия, карты скучные, меня хватило на 30 минут и я вышел.

    Зомби режим - тут даже объяснять не хочу хватило терпения на 15 минут.

    И все больше заняться нечем за 2800, на 3-4 часа. Я очень разочарован. В предыдущую часть я до сих пор играю, там много дополнительных заданий эпичных сетевых битв. А тут полный аут. Не советую игру к покупки!!! Зря потраченные деньги. Веры больше нету.    … Expand
  26. JesterDEWIT
    Nov 14, 2020
    3
    Call of duty: Black ops cold war takes the old and adds new, unlike black ops 4 where that game took the old that worked that people liked and replaced it for the sake of making something brand new, I'm mostly referring to the zombies in that case, but this game takes the old that fans liked about Black Ops series and adds new to that, without removing the old. As it goes for the Cold WarCall of duty: Black ops cold war takes the old and adds new, unlike black ops 4 where that game took the old that worked that people liked and replaced it for the sake of making something brand new, I'm mostly referring to the zombies in that case, but this game takes the old that fans liked about Black Ops series and adds new to that, without removing the old. As it goes for the Cold War theme and the story.
    I really want to sit down and ask few questions to the people who made the story, ask them things like what they were going for and what message, are they trying to put out if any. I get a few hints in mind. And if it's true I think it's really bad for this game series. The multiplayer can be fun while keeping with the games theme and even giving you an introductory cutscene just it starting up to add to the set theme, but particularly in the multiplayer I don't like the animations in this game. I don't know if it's because I've been spoiled with the motion capture from on MW and there feel for realistic looking
    but fast gameplay they went for. But if I go play Black Ops 3 zombies for some reason I like the animations better. I have a theory that it cold war uses the game engine from Black Ops 4, and I didn't like how that game felt, and a lot of people didn't, as I've heard. As I was playing through the campaign i was thinking about this the whole time but didn't want to admit it but I'm going to admit it.... The reason why they called Black ops and why Hudson woods and Mason are in the game.. they pulled a Disney...you know like other new Star wars movie had all the old characters in it but they were not themselves and we're not involved in the main plot? Basically what they did it feels it me... Little throwbacks here and there but they pulled a Disney it feels like..... Maybe that's why they didn't cast the original voice actor for woods, he probably would have been pissed off like mark hamill was with Luke in The last Jedi. Look... nostalgia....is a good powerful, almost like a drug for the brain, and it helps give a happy feeling, a lot of people loved the original characters and there were bits of them in Black Ops 4, but it seemed like there was a trick for using nostalgia in a way to buy the characters, or the game. what I'm saying is like I tried to explain earlier I feel like they made a "Disney clickbait". If the original crew were not teased in the trailers in this game then not called Black Ops. I don't think it wouldn't have been as popular and I don't think much people would have bought it if it wasn't for them being in the game. They're nothing like themselves, of course they may not sound like them, but from what I know they could have got woods his voice actor easily but they didn't, and for some reason they got a guy who sounds like he's trying to sound like the previous voice actor.... why? I understand that their previous title did not go so well (Black Ops 4). But to bring back, beloved characters from the dead, so to speak, just to have the nostalgia feeling kickin so people would buy your game, then for them to be completely different. Why would you do that?I know people would complain to me and say that's what the new modern warfare did but the new modern warfare reimagined the whole Modern Warfare trilogy, but in modern times. This game, tried to put itself between black ops 1 and 2 story.. But they treated their characters like if they reimagined them? they added bits and histologia to keep you going, there's multiple endings and there's one that makes me question what's the point of this games story? Matter of fact, I think they all do that, and the thing with these Call of Duty games. The theme is the story, and the setting, and if the story is good. The rest of the game feels and looks good. If the theme is trash. The rest of it all falls apart (zombies and multiplayer). To be brutally honest, I'm upset that they didn't try to get james C. Burns To play Woods again, as they did before. It makes sense if you were reimagining the story like Modern Warfare but they didn't, I want to know the truth of why they did not try to get him. Imagine how you made James feel, how you made the fans feel. I've seen a bunch of clips on YouTube of him acting, a bunch of interviews, and that's woods right there. you can't put the body of his character in people's views for nostalgia to get them to buy your game. Maybe that's not what they did. I don't know but that's how I feel and I feel horrible... I feel worse Wondering how James feels. Short summary there is fun to be had with this game, especially the zombies.
    But the theme for both multiplayer, and zombies the bad story and it makes the rest of the experience feel bad. Just like it would in any other Call of Duty game. Not trying to be a hater but this this reminds me of black ops 4, sometimes beloved characters should be put to rest instead of brought out of their grave and treated like this. Master Chief is a great example    … Expand
  27. PDog44
    Nov 14, 2020
    3
    If you thought you were going to get a better COD multiplayer experience then MW You're sadly mistaken. Another COD that will kill your computer if you don't have good specs and another COD that has the MP5 as the king over all guns. You play multiplayer and watch the killfeed and it seems to be nothing but MP5's and instead of a shotgun sniping you across the map like in MW it is now aIf you thought you were going to get a better COD multiplayer experience then MW You're sadly mistaken. Another COD that will kill your computer if you don't have good specs and another COD that has the MP5 as the king over all guns. You play multiplayer and watch the killfeed and it seems to be nothing but MP5's and instead of a shotgun sniping you across the map like in MW it is now a M16. I was inlove with the older COD games but wow, these recent games can really leave a sour taste in your mouth. Instead of the 1 second gunfights you get in MW you now have the participation award killstreaks. I find nothing but MP5 in games. there is no diversity in weapons. its almost like the "nerf" the MP5 got didn't happen. its still the only weapon that is used in multiplayer and there is no more of those sniper battles you have with players and no more of those medium ranged AR battles.... its just some kid running around with an mp5 laser sight and stims. tired of this. I really wish i could've gotten my money.… Expand
  28. Evil_Lester
    Nov 20, 2020
    3
    Call of duty black ops cold war- это самый крупный провал замечательной серии Black ops.
    Игра превратилась в казуальное казино, в котором каждый нубасик может развалить ветерана серии совершенно на пустом месте.
    Звуков шагов не слышно вообще, ты не можешь определить где и сколько противников по звуку. Ужасные и не играбельные карты сделаны так, что постоянно тебя кто-то убивает в спину    Call of duty black ops cold war- это самый крупный провал замечательной серии Black ops.
    Игра превратилась в казуальное казино, в котором каждый нубасик может развалить ветерана серии совершенно на пустом месте.
    Звуков шагов не слышно вообще, ты не можешь определить где и сколько противников по звуку.
    Ужасные и не играбельные карты сделаны так, что постоянно тебя кто-то убивает в спину или прилетает шот в ухо, респавн какаха.
    Сидуны MW 2019 видимо переехали в новую часть, как сидели так и сидят.
    В игре отвратительная регистрация попаданий.
    В игре отвратительная оптимизация, на 2060 SUPER и минимальных настройках графы - 100 кадров и ощущаются как 80.
    Баланс оружия как и всегда, оставляет желать лучшего, если в MW 2019 можно было разваливать со СКАРА, то в варе какое оружие ты бы не выбрал, МП5 и дрободепстель перестреляют тебя в 80% случаев.
    Ваншетные, дисбалансные серии убийств теперь может накопить абсолютно каждый, что является очень большим минусом в новой кал оф дюти.
    Ставлю +3 балла за музыку, зомби режим и кастемизацию ганов.    … Expand
  29. Unselles
    Nov 16, 2020
    3
    This is honestly one of the worst Call of Duty games and a huge downgrade from 2019 Modern Warfare. I expected much more from Treyarch than this lazy cash-grab. It's like any other Call of Duty there is, no innovation, nothing. The only things this game does better than MW2019 is the objective play and in-game statistics, also move to scorestreaks. Campaign isn't too bad, it's just veryThis is honestly one of the worst Call of Duty games and a huge downgrade from 2019 Modern Warfare. I expected much more from Treyarch than this lazy cash-grab. It's like any other Call of Duty there is, no innovation, nothing. The only things this game does better than MW2019 is the objective play and in-game statistics, also move to scorestreaks. Campaign isn't too bad, it's just very generic gameplay wise.
    The weapon/character animations are janky and some look straight up horrible. Graphics are also pretty mediocre and downgraded, same for player movement and the maps. There is no more parkour, it's all very basic level design. The in-game camos are a joke, it's like from 2011. I know people say that the game is "old-school", but we don't live in 2011 anymore, people should higher standards than this.    … Expand
  30. ClarkParker
    Nov 19, 2020
    3
    Unfortunately a lot of problems
    - countless crashes
    - bad fps performance on PC - countless disconnections in the lobby - very blurry graphics - bad net code performance - bad hit registration - unbalanced sbmm - unbalanced weapons - aim assist broken on the controller (too strong?!) - aim on KBM slight off (overshooting) - PC players start to use the controller to get an    Unfortunately a lot of problems
    - countless crashes
    - bad fps performance on PC
    - countless disconnections in the lobby
    - very blurry graphics
    - bad net code performance
    - bad hit registration
    - unbalanced sbmm
    - unbalanced weapons
    - aim assist broken on the controller (too strong?!)
    - aim on KBM slight off (overshooting)
    - PC players start to use the controller to get an advantage of the aim assist - so switching off cross-play doesn't exclude controllers in your Lobby
    - cross-play unbalanced
    - lag of content (maps)
    - constantly micro-updates and changes without patch notes    … Expand
  31. WuckyBake
    Nov 18, 2020
    3
    I’m giving this a 3 because I don’t want to be a total jerk. This game is a huge step back. I tried to push through it, but I just can’t. Graphics are a down grade, movement is clunky, and the gun play feels lack luster. I enjoy the campaign and zombies though. There are only 8 maps in TDM. This is the first game I have ever rated, I created an account to do this. Game devs need to realizeI’m giving this a 3 because I don’t want to be a total jerk. This game is a huge step back. I tried to push through it, but I just can’t. Graphics are a down grade, movement is clunky, and the gun play feels lack luster. I enjoy the campaign and zombies though. There are only 8 maps in TDM. This is the first game I have ever rated, I created an account to do this. Game devs need to realize we are not only fans but customers as well.… Expand
  32. Jonnyblackjack
    Nov 18, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I’ve played call of duty games my whole life growing up. Modern Warfare to Cold War. This is the least satisfying call of duty game I have ever played. The content is not there. Prestige tokens that have no shop on launch, only 6 6v6 maps on launch, weapons level slower than actual player levels. Where are the zombies maps? Where are the secondary weapons? Where are the 12v12 maps? To be quite frank, Warzone integration should have been in the game AT LAUNCH. NOT 4-6 weeks after the launch of the game!!! The campaign is great! The one zombies map is pretty good! The multiplayer is a disaster. I have prestiged once in this game so far and I have been using two primary weapons being the XM4 and the MP5. Neither of those two guns I used almost exclusively are max weapon level. There is a clear artificial barrier placed on the speed of gun leveling in this game. Normally that would be okay but attachments are VITAL in this particular game. They decrease the recoil and damage range of weapons drastically. The bottom line is that this game was not finished and it was not ready to be released this month. My score reflects the content in this game compared to previous titles and also the initial launch experience as a long-time player. I am willing to bring this score up next month depending on what kind of changes and new content they bring to the table but for a launch of a CALL OF DUTY BLACK OPS game this is disgraceful. Any semblance of nostalgia that I had from previous black ops titles is withered and dead. This is NOT a black ops game. It’s the first cod game that within the first week of launch I can’t bring myself to play because of sweaty sbmm multiplayer lobbies with slow progression and one zombies map. But hey the campaign is pretty damn good.… Expand
  33. Wralth
    Nov 23, 2020
    3
    Campaign: It is fun, quite short but overall it's a good solo. 7/10

    Zombies: Actually a good zombies probably a 7/10 Multiplayer: I feel like playing ranked in cs:go with the SBMM, if you don't use the super OP guns, then your opponent is way better than you (he's your average level but has a big advantage using OP weapons like the MP5). That's the worst multiplayer cod I have played    Campaign: It is fun, quite short but overall it's a good solo. 7/10

    Zombies: Actually a good zombies probably a 7/10

    Multiplayer: I feel like playing ranked in cs:go with the SBMM, if you don't use the super OP guns, then your opponent is way better than you (he's your average level but has a big advantage using OP weapons like the MP5). That's the worst multiplayer cod I have played so far (started at cod4). I expected to have fun but this is just a sweaty tryhard game which is not even enjoyable. 1/10

    Graphism are mediocre which doesn't help... Moreover the game is really badly optimized. Unless you have an RTX 3080 to be able to run the game in ultra with RTX ON (so it looks just a bit decent) above 80 fps then the game looks crap. 1/10

    Sounds are not that good 3/10

    Summary: A good solo game with bad graphics. I regret wasting 70€ since I'd value this around 25 at max. Keep your money, buy something you'll actually enjoy.    … Expand
  34. Rudu
    Nov 29, 2020
    3
    Where to start.. this game is clearly unfinished as it's become a reoccurrence year after year. Problem you have with call of duty is that the casual audience which makes up majority of the market do not care about the game, whereas people who care about call of duty, can never get their voices heard. This game has a huge problem, it's not with Skill based matchmaking, it's performanceWhere to start.. this game is clearly unfinished as it's become a reoccurrence year after year. Problem you have with call of duty is that the casual audience which makes up majority of the market do not care about the game, whereas people who care about call of duty, can never get their voices heard. This game has a huge problem, it's not with Skill based matchmaking, it's performance based matchmaking. Skill based matchmaking would enable to increase your skill gradually as you encounter repetitive challenge, but with call of duty, you play a great game and then you get shredded in the next. When you do well you begin to wonder, am I doing well because I'm getting better or am I doing well because the game inherently put me in an easier lobby? Activision has done a great job at removing any sense of competitive integrity. This game is a complete mess, the developers are just corporate puppets to the shareholders. What a shame. A franchise that I have invested a huge part of my life has come to this.… Expand
  35. SagIchNed
    Dec 3, 2020
    3
    The problems with Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War!
    - SBMM
    - Connectivity issues (especially in zombie mode)
    - Weapon balance problems
    - less content like maps and unlockables.

    It feels unfinished and boring...
  36. ricardotill
    Dec 18, 2020
    3
    SBMM is **** broken, one time i'll be going pretty good, and the game after that I get stomped on by sweaty players. I understand SBMM is making Activision rich, but how it stands it is fluctuating way too much, making the half of the games I play unenjoyable. Campaign and zombies is pretty good, but you pay the 60 bucks primarily for the multiplayer.
  37. peegaming
    Dec 20, 2020
    3
    More disappointing than black ops 4.

    This game is a huge let down. Other than the story being great, it's so short lived. 5 hour campaign. 1 zombie map. Multiplayer is actual garbage.

    I'd rather sacrifice 200+ gb of my hard drive just to play modern warfare again instead of this broken mess of a game.
  38. UrbaN312
    Jan 4, 2021
    3
    Singleplayer is Good! but too short.
    and the zombie Modus make fun.

    But the Multiplayer is ****
    The level design is a **** chaos.
  39. PaulLee
    Apr 24, 2021
    3
    I can’t see s**t in most of the map. It's also really annoying to spawn within a bombing range or where people are fighting. And the most important balance in multiplayer is really the worst. It's one of the worst multiplayer games I've ever played. I don't know if I'm playing this game just to use a submachine gun, or if I'm playing this game with a smoke screen to catch the enemy behindI can’t see s**t in most of the map. It's also really annoying to spawn within a bombing range or where people are fighting. And the most important balance in multiplayer is really the worst. It's one of the worst multiplayer games I've ever played. I don't know if I'm playing this game just to use a submachine gun, or if I'm playing this game with a smoke screen to catch the enemy behind the smoke screen with a thermal imaging scope. This game is wrong from the ground up. Everything from the engine that makes up the game to the gun balance must be reconfigured. Of course, the single player campaign was well made. But that's it.

    Call of Duty: SMG Warfare    … Expand
  40. Gathios
    May 3, 2021
    3
    Concept art and environments: Nice!: --- Operators: Some are pretty good, like Adler, Woods, Park, Wraith... others.. IDK --- Campaign: Nice! -- Zombie mode: Nice! -- Multiplayer: Awful! ( Unbalanced maps, poor guns variety, hellish re spawn system, and the movement mechanics feels like a step back on the saga)... MW still better in my opinion.
  41. Palel01
    Jun 10, 2021
    3
    First, the story: The story is forgettable, its not boring, I do like the decitions part, but its easily forgettable.
    The zombies: The best part of the game, I personally dont like zombies that much in any COD, but here is not that bad, I liked it. The multiplayer: THE MOST IMPORTANT PART OF THE GAME, THE COOL PART, THE PART OF THE GAME THAT IS SUPPOSED TO MAKE YOU WANNA COME BACK TO THE    First, the story: The story is forgettable, its not boring, I do like the decitions part, but its easily forgettable.
    The zombies: The best part of the game, I personally dont like zombies that much in any COD, but here is not that bad, I liked it. The multiplayer: THE MOST IMPORTANT PART OF THE GAME, THE COOL PART, THE PART OF THE GAME THAT IS SUPPOSED TO MAKE YOU WANNA COME BACK TO THE GAME IIIIS **** boring...its the worst part of the game, just that, its bad, its **** Aslo, I hate what they did with warzone.    … Expand
  42. Nopington
    Dec 28, 2021
    3
    Good storyline (after initial bugs were cut out, which shouldn't have happened in the first place)

    Multiplayer could be amazing, but awful spawns, horrible gun unlock methods / attachment progression exists. As well as the apparent need to spawn infront of people with paid skins multiple times during each game (feels fishy) Zombies isn't great, but I preferred the original    Good storyline (after initial bugs were cut out, which shouldn't have happened in the first place)

    Multiplayer could be amazing, but awful spawns, horrible gun unlock methods / attachment progression exists. As well as the apparent need to spawn infront of people with paid skins multiple times during each game (feels fishy)

    Zombies isn't great, but I preferred the original non-objective based zombies

    Really, my critique of this game is aimed towards the awful multiplayer mechanics, like being able to pay for a gun and immediately have an advantage. As well as seemingly broken features, like spawning infront of an enemy and immediately dying, or vice versa.
    There also feels like there's an aim assist issue of consistency not being met, especially when against players with purchased equipment. Sounds about right for a triple A developer these days.

    I really want to like this game, but yeah.
    Also, had to force V-Sync via the Nvidia Control Panel because the in-game V-Sync just doesn't work.    … Expand
  43. Hutoryanin
    Jan 3, 2022
    3
    In this game, I only liked the company, a good action movie in which you run and shoot
    The multiplayer game is just awful, maps where f***ing can kill you from any side, added all the extra garbage in setting up classes, I did not expect this at all after Modern Warfare. I thought at least it would be at the level, or even higher!
    But it turned out to be five times digested fec**. For    In this game, I only liked the company, a good action movie in which you run and shoot
    The multiplayer game is just awful, maps where f***ing can kill you from any side, added all the extra garbage in setting up classes, I did not expect this at all after Modern Warfare. I thought at least it would be at the level, or even higher!
    But it turned out to be five times digested fec**. For the sake of the company, and maybe the zombie mode (we didn't get our hands on it), you can still take it, and if the network game, I will give preference to Modern Warfare, I hope the second part will not be such garbage    … Expand
  44. Arnovaeg
    Jun 5, 2022
    3
    This is a multiplayer game that I played a lot of time and this does not mean that I liked it. The PC version does not stand up to criticism. This game spoils the mood, irritates and wastes your nerve cells. All this is due to a poorly implemented attempt to balance the PC players with players on consoles, the first to hang weights and torment before the start, the second they injectThis is a multiplayer game that I played a lot of time and this does not mean that I liked it. The PC version does not stand up to criticism. This game spoils the mood, irritates and wastes your nerve cells. All this is due to a poorly implemented attempt to balance the PC players with players on consoles, the first to hang weights and torment before the start, the second they inject adrenaline and give a walsh start, if figuratively speaking. what you see on the client is completely different from what it actually is, if in your lobby a player with a high ping lag compensation turns on and you see everything with a delay from 0.5 to 1 second, everyone will shoot you, disgusting network code with players teleporting up to 10 meters after the first hit on them, a torn and jerky picture in general despite good FPS, constant crashes and errors that are often made artificially to reattach take you to another lobby with noobs and trample your cd even lower, servers lag and FPS depends on it, the difference reaches up to two times on the same maps, poor optimization on the PC, disgusting outrageous picture at low graphics settings, at high everything is in order, color the gamma is motley, the visibility of the opponent is poor and this was done in order to increase the reaction time of strong players, a lot of headglichs, penalties for all movements the game encourages control of passes and punishes active players in movement with delays. flies into the sky at you, the same thing with the camps, some have them, others don’t give a damn, different visibility in the smoke on repeat and in reality, grenades fly along an artificial trajectory (grenades magnetism), disgusting melee, you fall into an opponent turns you around , on repeat at the opponent (console player), he sees you earlier and there is an auto-roll back where you are, in full view. SBMM can respawn enemies behind your back to trample you lower, you will be thrown into the lobby to the noobs in losing rinks if you played well before.
    I have not listed all the meanness, do not ever buy it on a PC, it was because of this game that sales from Vanguard fell, which, in my opinion, is much better implemented in the PC version than this rubbish. The game is made for playing on consoles and if you know how to play on a gamepad, plug it in and it will become much easier and more enjoyable to play.
    This game is not an online competitive shooter, this game creates false emotions. Are you strong ?, you will be annoyed by injustice, are you weak ?, you will consider yourself strong, in any case, the creators of the game deceive you and take you for fools. The game uses all the dirty methods of leveling players. I don't need crossplay at all and in general, it's worse than cheaters. You killed the PC version of the game because you can’t or don’t want to fight cheaters, from here online in PC versions of 300-1000 people, and then you suggested all this when you can’t shoot the aimassist in principle and so on. I wish all PC players to wait for a new game not from the CODE series, and I wish console players to cross with players on smartphones. They poke a finger on the screen and three at once, a couple of seconds more time will remain to look around. Good luck guys in mastering crossplay.    … Expand
  45. realWhiteMan
    Mar 5, 2023
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. My rating is based on my impressions of the game. This is not an objective review. I play quite a big number of titles per year and decided to review them as a peace of art and not as a product.… Expand
  46. elitedata
    Nov 18, 2020
    2
    Seriously. Don't buy this game. Cold War is far below the level of MW2019 in all aspects - design, graphics, animation, campaign and multiplayer content. It doesn't even feel like AAA-product. It`s just worse in everything. Again, don't spend your money on it. Don't encourage Activision and Treyarch for such a bad product.
  47. helloworld1066
    Nov 18, 2020
    2
    This game could be good but the devs have totally ruined the multiplayer with agressive SBMM that rewards terrible players and mlg pro players but makes the game unplayable for anyone in between.
    Full of bugs, poor map choices and unfinished.
  48. iCEadDer
    Nov 15, 2020
    2
    ¿Que ha pasado esta vez Activision? Veníamos de un gran juego que se llama Moder Warfare, con una campaña al nivel, un multijugador de los mejores de la historia de la saga Call Of Duty y ademas un WarZone que ha desbancado a grandes juegos como Fortnite o PUBG y hacéis esto, llamado Cold War. De todo el juego, solo se salva la Campaña ya que creo que es lo único que está al nivel de la¿Que ha pasado esta vez Activision? Veníamos de un gran juego que se llama Moder Warfare, con una campaña al nivel, un multijugador de los mejores de la historia de la saga Call Of Duty y ademas un WarZone que ha desbancado a grandes juegos como Fortnite o PUBG y hacéis esto, llamado Cold War. De todo el juego, solo se salva la Campaña ya que creo que es lo único que está al nivel de la serie, pero el Multijugador... ¿Que ha pasado con el Multijugador? Unas animaciones penosas, un "feeling" que parece mas un Counter Strike 1.0 que no un juego actual, un sonido pésimo... (¿A quien se le ocurrió mutear el sonido cuando te matan?) o las animaciones cuando te matan, parecen sacadas de un circo.
    Todos sabemos que la parte multijugador de la saga CoD es la que hace que estemos meses jugando a un juego pero este ColdWar no esta al nivel de nada.
    Lo siento, pero de lo peor de la saga.

    Destacable: La campaña. Las opciones de configuración y una buena implementación del DLSS o del RTX.
    Negativo: Todo el resto.

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    What happened this time Activision? We came from a great game called Moder Warfare, with a campaign at the level, a multiplayer of the best in the history of the Call Of Duty saga and also a WarZone that has displaced great games like Fortnite or PUBG and you do this, called Cold War. Of the whole game, only the Campaign is saved since I think it is the only thing that is at the level of the series, but the Multiplayer ... What happened to the Multiplayer? Some painful animations, a "feeling" that looks more like a Counter Strike 1.0 than a current game, a terrible sound ... (Who thought to mute the sound when they kill you?) Or the animations when they kill you, they seem taken from a circus.
    We all know that the multiplayer part of the CoD saga is what has been playing a game for months, but this ColdWar is not at the level of anything.
    Sorry, but the worst of the saga.

    Notable: The campaign. The configuration options and a good implementation of DLSS or RTX.
    Negative: All the rest.    … Expand
  49. Roflcrabs
    Dec 1, 2020
    2
    I haven't written a review for a game in like 6 years since the first Destiny. I'm not proud of it but I've always been a sucker for Call of Duty games. Take it from me, a jackass who's played every COD in the last 12 years and managed to find some fun in each of them. There's like 7 new maps (8 if you include Nuketown) a small pool of weapons and one zombie map as well as the campaignI haven't written a review for a game in like 6 years since the first Destiny. I'm not proud of it but I've always been a sucker for Call of Duty games. Take it from me, a jackass who's played every COD in the last 12 years and managed to find some fun in each of them. There's like 7 new maps (8 if you include Nuketown) a small pool of weapons and one zombie map as well as the campaign which I didn't download. Maybe I'd be more forgiving if the game was absolute eye candy but it just looks like another COD game with like a third or or even closer to half the content you'd expect. My friends asked me if it's worth getting and although playing with friends is more fun I urged them not to get it. I'm glad this game is as bad as it is, now I can finally be done with the series like for good. It's been fun but time to move on.… Expand
  50. Pixel_Fuzz
    Nov 19, 2020
    2
    Maybe it's Activision fault or Treyarch, I don't know, but the game is not enjoyable at ALL! It feels rushed and unfinished. Gunfight it's a coin flip. First shoot - first die. The movement it awful. And final the SBMM (Skill Based Matchmaking) gives me nightmares. It put casual players against pros... Brilliant.
  51. Kudurcultist
    Feb 24, 2021
    2
    I will rate the Multiplayer only, as it's not only what I play but what 99% of the playerbase end up playing after the Campaign. When you buy a CoD, you'd expect a long time of updates and additions. So I'll make it easy for you:

    The gameplay feels like a huge downgrade from 2019's Modern Warfare. The gunplay is bad, the sounds are the worst I've ever heard in a Call of Duty game.    I will rate the Multiplayer only, as it's not only what I play but what 99% of the playerbase end up playing after the Campaign. When you buy a CoD, you'd expect a long time of updates and additions. So I'll make it easy for you:

    The gameplay feels like a huge downgrade from 2019's Modern Warfare. The gunplay is bad, the sounds are the worst I've ever heard in a Call of Duty game. Sprinting or running feels terrible. You can't mount weapons, you can't cancel reload, as of February 2021 the game still feels bad in a i7-10th Gen and RTX2070 SUPER, the maps are really bad, you can't change teams in the lobby or have them automatically assigned (private matches), there are no dedicated servers, only 3 LMG's and 3 Snipers, and the overall experience feels a lot worse than Modern Warfare. Stay in Modern Warfare and wait for the next CoD a few months later this year. It's difficult to release a worse game than this.

    Waste of money.

    Modern Warfare is much better by a lot.    … Expand
  52. MichaelJordan23
    Nov 27, 2020
    2
    The mechanics are very different and not fluid. It doesn’t feel like a Call of Duty game, much less a Call of Duty: Black Ops game. This game just feels very uninspired and even rushed. They used to only get 2 years and they still made good games, but this is probably the worst Black Ops game to date. Black Ops 1 is the best Call of Duty game in my opinion other than maybe Modern Warfare 2The mechanics are very different and not fluid. It doesn’t feel like a Call of Duty game, much less a Call of Duty: Black Ops game. This game just feels very uninspired and even rushed. They used to only get 2 years and they still made good games, but this is probably the worst Black Ops game to date. Black Ops 1 is the best Call of Duty game in my opinion other than maybe Modern Warfare 2 and World at War. The maps suck and the gameplay sucks as well. Zombie’s is ok, but the 1st map sucks and it feels too easy. One of the worst Call of Duties to date.… Expand
  53. psyduuck94
    Nov 20, 2020
    2
    I just refunded the game because of these reasons:

    1. Potentially the worst visibility in any Call of Duty game yet. 2. Glitches that force you to restart your game 3. Incredibly poor hit detection, especially noticeable on snipers even with stationary targets. 4. Bad tickrate causing ghosting and "shoot first, die first" situations. 5. 8 multiplayer maps, one of which is a miniature    I just refunded the game because of these reasons:

    1. Potentially the worst visibility in any Call of Duty game yet.
    2. Glitches that force you to restart your game
    3. Incredibly poor hit detection, especially noticeable on snipers even with stationary targets.
    4. Bad tickrate causing ghosting and "shoot first, die first" situations.
    5. 8 multiplayer maps, one of which is a miniature repeat of a frankly dreadful map.
    6. SBMM is stupidly strong    … Expand
  54. Tsyuko
    Nov 18, 2020
    2
    My whole review is only about MP, I never play anything else in CoD...

    As 6v6 MP only player I considered MW 2019 absolutely the worst CoD ever created. It had terrible maps with too many angles, terrible doors, infinite claymores with restock, no dead silence perk, TTK too fast, camping spots(even remastered maps were ruined with them), strong SBMM in casual playlist, washed out    My whole review is only about MP, I never play anything else in CoD...

    As 6v6 MP only player I considered MW 2019 absolutely the worst CoD ever created. It had terrible maps with too many angles, terrible doors, infinite claymores with restock, no dead silence perk, TTK too fast, camping spots(even remastered maps were ruined with them), strong SBMM in casual playlist, washed out graphics etc. It was the only CoD ever I almost refunded. It was like game itself decided if I kill or die.

    The last thing I ever wanted from CoD series is realism - the only reason I buy CoD is that it's casual fast paced arcady shooter, so I consider Cold War being huge improvement(to me every single CoD is masterpiece compared to last year MW). It's fast paced, maps are better(but not perfect), perks are more balanced, TTK is little bit slower(but still quite fast), there is just 1 land mine with long CD, game actually has some colors, camping is not the only way to play and it can be countered. It's CoD again and not Insurgency clone made for CoD haters and realism seekers. First 10 hours I had flawless experience - it reminded me times of BO1 and BO2 which are my most favorite CoD games. I wanted to go for 8+ rating but then thick skill based matchmaking kicked in and it ruined my experience with game little bit(and little bit more). Hard campers and sweats started to often fill my lobbies again(but at least whole game is not designed only for them). There should be casual playlist with weak or none SBMM and ranked with this kind of SBMM with ranks and extra rewards. Also on some maps there are flashing textures(sand on Satelite, mountains on Cartel). This was not happening on beta. There are also small bugs here and there like unlockable calling cards are not saved when you pick them. Another problem is lack of 6v6 maps on release so for now its like 6.5/10 for me untill everything is fixed. After that and when they add more maps it would be like 7.5/10. If they add also ranked and nerf SBMM in casual playlist I would go even for 8.5/10 easily. No performance problems at all on my side, runs exactly as MW (i7-7700k+1080Ti), 80-100 fps 1440p maxed out(tested MP only)

    EDIT: Changed rating from 7 to 2 just because of SBMM... It's not objective but I just can't do this anymore. I like game itself in general (much more than MW) but I absolutely refuse to sweat each and every single game to my maximum potential just to keep 1,2+ k/d in CASUAL playlist. I am not ranked player in any game - I HATE e-sport and ranked tryhard-meta trend, only reason I was playing COD was because it's casual MP game and it's not anymore. Game offers absolutely no choice in this matter, no ranked vs quick match playlist, there is only ranked without rank. Burn in hell for ruining this casual MP series and otherwise good game with system like this. I hope at least Battlefield will never give up on completly random server list system... I always liked COD more but this is just unbearable. Game itself decide who and when will do well or terrible in each match, not player skill. You had 2 good matches? Bad for you, next 2 you will be annihilated... You suck in 2 matches? Well, here is your candy - you will be rewarded with some easy game next. This is not even multiplayer, it's just singleplayer with adaptive difficulty with players carefully picked instead of bots.    … Expand
  55. Mazzaskarlanty
    Dec 24, 2020
    2
    Don't buy it, the zombis are really bad, there is only one map, the duration of the campaig is 9 h but the real trash is the multiplayer, the SBMM arruied it, if you think that the SBMM is good buy the game, play 15 h and then you will think that is trash. DONT BUY IT
  56. domas
    Dec 17, 2020
    2
    BIG downgrade from Modern Warfare. The gameplay and animations feel strange and look awful.
  57. Brat_Sloupo
    Feb 5, 2021
    2
    Просто ужасный кривой кусок кода. Оптимизации нет, но это не самое страшное. Самое страшное это то, что достижения в игре не регает. Я больше часа бегал в зомби режиме до 35 волны, а в итоге мне не зарегало всего этого прогресса. Просто ужас, кошмар, отвратительно. А вот зато уровень батл пасса зарегало. Неиграбельный кусок CoDа.Просто ужасный кривой кусок кода. Оптимизации нет, но это не самое страшное. Самое страшное это то, что достижения в игре не регает. Я больше часа бегал в зомби режиме до 35 волны, а в итоге мне не зарегало всего этого прогресса. Просто ужас, кошмар, отвратительно. А вот зато уровень батл пасса зарегало. Неиграбельный кусок CoDа.
  58. Betrayal
    Nov 14, 2020
    2
    Glad I was not hyped for this game, seems to have been another let down, after a successful release of Modern warfare 2019, Cold war has fallen short...a few things I am unhappy with, in no particular order:

    Missing features ( such as mounting weapons on surfaces and tactical sprint ) Unrealistic movement. Multiplayer weapons are broken ( Usually I understand this when a new COD    Glad I was not hyped for this game, seems to have been another let down, after a successful release of Modern warfare 2019, Cold war has fallen short...a few things I am unhappy with, in no particular order:

    Missing features ( such as mounting weapons on surfaces and tactical sprint )
    Unrealistic movement.
    Multiplayer weapons are broken ( Usually I understand this when a new COD releases but I honestly hate all the weapons in this game )
    Spawn locations/Spawn switching ( Constantly having to turn around on smaller maps as the spawns are constantly switching making it very difficult to even know which direction to go, I seem to keep having an enemy in front of me and behind I have no clear direction in which the enemy is coming from, this will lead to most people camping )
    Maps seem bland and boring
    Sever connection has been terrible ( Understandable with a new release of COD this has happened plenty of times in the past, but still annoying when you either get kicked and/or having to wait in the lobby to find a game for about 15 mins )
    Since new patch game keeps crashing (This is the biggest issue I have so far with the game, I have stopped playing multiplayer as i find it no fun so the little fun i do find is within the zombies game mode but even so after waiting for about 15 mins to find a game...it crashes )
    Graphics are good ( I wouldn't say they are better than MW 2019 but I have to admit on PC with Ultra settings the game looks great, Campaign is where it really showed, during cut scenes and action sequences, I've heard on console the graphics are not great )
    Campaign is lackluster ( I always play campaign before anything as I can usually tell if the game will be decent or not and to be honest it was good, but it felt short and predictable, this will not be a campaign we will talk about in the future like previous COD titles )

    This is just a short list of the things I've noted, I'm sure when I can play the game again without it crashing ill be able to find a few more things to add. This game feels like its missing things and its a shame as we were all expecting another MW 2019 but its no where near as good or as innovative, after having black ops 4 I was hoping it was going to be a change for the Black ops franchise but again its another disappointment but at least they have a campaign.

    On a positive note Zombies is great, it feels like black ops and black ops 2 zombies with a couple changes, currently only one map but it has a lot of nostalgia for OG COD zombie players. They have also brought back Zombies Arcade which is just as great as the original one, I think Zombies was the only reason I did not score this game any lower, Its the only decent thing I can really say about the game.    … Expand
  59. hostile_raider
    Nov 15, 2020
    2
    (CAMPAIGN) very short plus who cares anymore

    (zombies) who cares (MULTIPLAYER) HERE WE GO AGAIN the thing that matters the most and of course is the worst part about the game. SADLY THIS IS NO MW2 BO2 OR BO3 MULTIPLAYER. Its just another WEAKSAUCE cod multiplayer built to protect the people that still have no clue how to play cod mp, Just so they can make more $. If you enjoy going 1    (CAMPAIGN) very short plus who cares anymore

    (zombies) who cares

    (MULTIPLAYER) HERE WE GO AGAIN the thing that matters the most and of course is the worst part about the game. SADLY THIS IS NO MW2 BO2 OR BO3 MULTIPLAYER. Its just another WEAKSAUCE cod multiplayer built to protect the people that still have no clue how to play cod mp, Just so they can make more $. If you enjoy going 1 for 1 almost every game due to strong sbmm, slow clunky mechanics and, WEAKSAUCE boring weapons that all feel and preform like something out of a fisher price catolog even when loaded with attatchments then you might enjoy this pile of GARBAGE or at least SWEAT HARD while doing it. Maps are all average at best and pistols and even shotguns are beaten out easily by smgs even in close range situations so why even have them in the game. WEAKSAUCE AF GETTING MOST MY MONEY BACK TOMMOROWS. ENJOY SWEATING ALL OVER EACH OTHER LOSERS, PROBABLY JUST FOR A 1.5 KD/WL RATIO HAHA PATHETIC CAUSE I KNOW IN THE END IT WONT BE WORTH IT NOT FOR ME ANYWAYS I WAS BEYOND THIS SINCE 2009 :) NOW IM GONNA GO BACK TO 2015 AND PLAY A REAL COD MP CYA........    … Expand
  60. Gimcor
    Nov 18, 2020
    2
    SBMM, few maps, boring maps, incredibly slow level progression and hard to unlock gun attachments makes this game absolute trash. If you're a cod veteran save your money and play something else.
  61. PubbyNuts
    Dec 3, 2020
    2
    The Beta ran fine. I had a lot of fun with the exception of the terrible maps with spawn killing that you never seem to learn from. Had a blast on Zombies. The final release ran pretty well. Suddenly overtime it started running like trash. I tried everything to fix it, but the game officially runs like trash on my computer for no reason. I feel like I was lured in and then **** over. **** you.
  62. imBuffnstuff
    Nov 18, 2020
    2
    trying to integrate this with Warzone was just dumb. Feels downgraded. Movement feels sluggish. Like a bunch of 5th grade developers made the game. Sound design is beyond awful. Looks more like it was built for a mobile experience. They are just beyond lazy. Save your money on this one.
  63. Mountain2k5
    Nov 19, 2020
    2
    I finished the Campaign after 45 Fatal Errors and other crashes and it still felt short. I can`t finish one! Multiplayer game without a crash. This game is unpolished and a mess.
    And what do they adress in their first major update? An Mp5 nerv and promisses for a better SEASON PASS. *gib more money pls* Hundrets of players with the same Error Codes like me and still no answer from    I finished the Campaign after 45 Fatal Errors and other crashes and it still felt short. I can`t finish one! Multiplayer game without a crash. This game is unpolished and a mess.
    And what do they adress in their first major update? An Mp5 nerv and promisses for a better SEASON PASS. *gib more money pls* Hundrets of players with the same Error Codes like me and still no answer from support. 235092950 Workarounds that don´t work. I FEEL ROBBED OF MY 60€.    … Expand
  64. TheoML
    Nov 19, 2020
    2
    Should have had at least a year more in development. Feels, sounds, looks and acts as a free to play shooter. Zero incentive from the devs of fixing the game, despite it being broken for a week since release now. Campaign is dull and zombies (The 1 map we have) suffer from bugs related to crashing both PC's and Consoles, which erase all of your progress.

    Something as simple as equipping    Should have had at least a year more in development. Feels, sounds, looks and acts as a free to play shooter. Zero incentive from the devs of fixing the game, despite it being broken for a week since release now. Campaign is dull and zombies (The 1 map we have) suffer from bugs related to crashing both PC's and Consoles, which erase all of your progress.

    Something as simple as equipping your calling card does not work, that should give you an idea.

    This is a shameless cash grab, but it has potential, and I believe it will be a good game in 6 months or so, but for now, SKIP !

    On top of this, prestige is not back, despite treyarch claiming so. It is a system that works just as the seasonal level from MW.    … Expand
  65. juspelinho
    Nov 26, 2020
    2
    Very disappointing.

    I really thought Treyarch learned to do games by now. Especially cause Modern Warfare was so great. Much better than I ever could have expected. But this.. this is garbage. It's totally unfinished peace of **** Are they really that greedy??!? Campaign was fine and graphics looks good but come 'on other is totally **** asswipingly bad. Lack of maps. Lack of guns.    Very disappointing.

    I really thought Treyarch learned to do games by now. Especially cause Modern Warfare was so great. Much better than I ever could have expected. But this.. this is garbage. It's totally unfinished peace of **** Are they really that greedy??!?

    Campaign was fine and graphics looks good but come 'on other is totally **** asswipingly bad.
    Lack of maps. Lack of guns. Lack of balance with them. Lack of AI. Lack of Bots. Lack of modes. Lack of **** everything but bugs.

    Waste of money. Waste of time. I hope they still can fix this and make us fans believe again.    … Expand
  66. reyzeR
    Nov 30, 2020
    2
    Short unfinished campaign
    Skill based matchmaking sucks so much
    Only 8 launch maps with 8 mods and stupid perks.
    Dont waste money on this game!
  67. LawlietEnvy
    Nov 30, 2020
    2
    El multijugador es lo único que me interesa de los COD, el mismo tiene mucho input lag al apuntar. El SBMM, el diseño de los mapas, los micrófonos de campo y el sonido hacen que el juego sea extremadamente camper (casi como battlefield 5).
    Hay muchas rachas en la segunda parte de los juegos(cambio de bandos) pues cualquiera las puede sacar
  68. Bluusky808
    Dec 3, 2020
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Hit markers are made for **** using the QZ for a while now. With over 1.6k kills and no heads hits with this gun.. seems like snipers are one shot kills most games and camps spawn. Worst game play.. they need to make this update with some needs with the MP5, AK, Shotguns, and snipers… Expand
  69. Surikaze
    Dec 3, 2020
    2
    Das Spiel kann man nicht mehr spielen. Black Ops Cold War Zombie das kann man noch spielen
  70. ManicGamer
    Dec 4, 2020
    2
    Where to start, Terrible movement, aim down sight action is crap, game visuals are good but the rest why did they release this game. Absolute garbage. I wish I could get a refund.
  71. Milk_man
    Dec 8, 2020
    2
    So many bugs. Just another money hungry company cranking out garbage. Even after some patches the bigs seem endless. They should really test their games better.
  72. -DeathGun-
    Dec 8, 2020
    2
    Je n'ai jamais vu un jeu aussi buger ces dernière année que ce call of duty , des crash en veux tu ? en voila !
    une qualité de serveur proche de 0
    une campagne qui laisse a désiré ... un multi totalement broken de par sont netcode immonde , un équilibrage horrible , un faible choix de mode de jeu et de maps , un system d'exp compte/arme totalement pourris et je pourrais encore cité    Je n'ai jamais vu un jeu aussi buger ces dernière année que ce call of duty , des crash en veux tu ? en voila !
    une qualité de serveur proche de 0

    une campagne qui laisse a désiré ...
    un multi totalement broken de par sont netcode immonde , un équilibrage horrible , un faible choix de mode de jeu et de maps , un system d'exp compte/arme totalement pourris et je pourrais encore cité d'autre problème tant ce jeu en est remplis... c'est a ce demander si c'est réellement des Devs qui on fait ce jeu ou des stagiaires ...

    le seul point a peu près positif qui hausse la note a 2/10 c'est le mode zombie qui malgré la aussi sa tonne de bug en tout genre est pas trop mal foutu même si il a était largement rendu "casu"

    et la aussi une seule map proposé.. (plutot sympa , surtout le coté Ether), et un retour du Dead Ops
    de quoi bien resté sur notre faim

    enfin pour terminé.. pour un jeu initialement en vente a 60€ je trouve que Activision/Blizzard vas devoir ce remettre en question et trouvé des solutions s'ils ne veulent pas perdre des joueurs...    … Expand
  73. danklordnut
    Dec 11, 2020
    2
    I would like to leave a legitimate review but I cant play the damn game. Every time I die the game crashes and I cant get a refund because the fact that I pre-ordered It and my beta playtime stop me refunding it.
  74. Dullakhan
    Apr 11, 2021
    2
    I bought the game a few days ago so here's my take:
    Cold War is a decent game instead of another cod this year The Devs should focus on what would please the fans e.g taking out skill-based matchmaking and more weapons.
  75. ZFRobin
    Dec 14, 2020
    2
    Its extremely disappointing that we went from the polished and Solid return to form in MW2019 to this, this game is a complete disappointment and has sold me that MW was a once in a life time opportunity that i have to move on from, its single player is ok......and nothing more its story is fine but its characters and voice acting suck and really disconnected me from the conflict imIts extremely disappointing that we went from the polished and Solid return to form in MW2019 to this, this game is a complete disappointment and has sold me that MW was a once in a life time opportunity that i have to move on from, its single player is ok......and nothing more its story is fine but its characters and voice acting suck and really disconnected me from the conflict im supposed to be apart of, its MP which lets be honest, the only reason anyone plays call of duty to begin with is awful just terrible, horrible hit reg, extremely aggressive skill based match making and horrible weapon balance and design philosophy, little to no attention to detail with weapons and surroundings, and 8 maps on release, 8 **** MAPS. i dont care that its a 3arch game and that its "supposed to be less realistic" this **** is unacceptable in 2020. MW set the bar for how COD should be going forward and they immediately went back to 2011, its been 9 years guys time to think of something new
    overall this game is extremely disappointing, i wish i didnt buy it and used that 60 bucks on something like escape from tarkov, a game that looks and feels good, unlike this disaster    … Expand
  76. DankestDuck
    Dec 15, 2020
    2
    The only good thing in the game is zombies and campaign, don't touch multiplayer it is the most broken garbage cod game in a long time. I made an account on the website just to give it a negative score.
  77. Georgyluvorgy
    Dec 16, 2020
    2
    this game is such a trash, the whole match you are waiting for someone to kill you, within a radius of 360 degrees at any time, its just **** arcade meatgrinder for kids! she is worse than MW19 in everything , visual, graphics, physics, guns, content, even design (emblems, calling cards, menu) and ocean of bugs and errors. there is a feeling that this game was forced to do for food inthis game is such a trash, the whole match you are waiting for someone to kill you, within a radius of 360 degrees at any time, its just **** arcade meatgrinder for kids! she is worse than MW19 in everything , visual, graphics, physics, guns, content, even design (emblems, calling cards, menu) and ocean of bugs and errors. there is a feeling that this game was forced to do for food in basements. treyarch needs to be removed from development of this games… Expand
  78. vlixc
    Dec 17, 2020
    2
    I know you probably are going to see this coming but sbmm ruins the games for long time fans and punishes you for playing good. This system feels much more aggressive that mw 2019 sbmm. Also the maps (except for raid) are complete garbage. This game was rushed and it fells more like a $15 game than a $60 game
  79. katte82
    Dec 18, 2020
    2
    Trivial and repetitive campaign.
    Multiplayer problems of various kinds unacceptable for a game that has been out for 20 years now
    Fun zombie mode
  80. OnceIWasABear
    Dec 20, 2020
    2
    I made a Metacritic account just to say how awful of a game this is.

    Let's start with the multiplayer, a huge lack of content on launch, only 7 new maps, (but, you'll only be playing the okay ones which makes the map pool like 3) and after the new season, only one new maps, and three new operators. The guns are also horribly unbalanced, for every gun class, you only see a small group of    I made a Metacritic account just to say how awful of a game this is.

    Let's start with the multiplayer, a huge lack of content on launch, only 7 new maps, (but, you'll only be playing the okay ones which makes the map pool like 3) and after the new season, only one new maps, and three new operators. The guns are also horribly unbalanced, for every gun class, you only see a small group of guns that rule the kill feed, the Krig 6, MP5, Galio (or Spas-12), MAC-10, AUG, and the M16, it's stupid how good they get when you level them up, they can kill you before you can even get a shot off and knowing the Cold War servers, you won't even see them.

    Now the Zombies, one map on release, really. It baffles my mind how they came up with one map for this gamemode, it was and still is a staple of the Black Ops series and i don't know how you **** it up, I know they and to change studios half way through and COVID, well, you know what happened there, but I really wouldn't care if this game took a couple more months to come out. On top of all this, you can't even get the ending most of the time because of countless glitches.

    The only slightly redeeming quality is the campaign, it's good, but not that good, it feels like a Black Ops campaign, but done by someone who was only told what a Black Ops campaign is, and they didn't even get the original voice actors for Woods and Mason.

    Extras I don't really feel like getting into:
    Graphics feel like a step down for Modern Warfare 2019.
    Sound effects are not as gritty or real as MW.
    Wall banging reduces your bullet damage by 99.99% even if it's 1" thick plywood because why the **** not.
    Speaking of wall banging, sometimes you can't even wall bang 1" thick plywood. Perfect example, the windows on Nuketown, try wall banging them, I dare you.

    In conclusion, this game still feels like it's in beta, I hope they'll fix it, but they're probably to focused on Warzone.    … Expand
  81. Abekatten
    Dec 29, 2020
    2
    Hmm where to start with this COD...
    The campaign: It's actully good, a bit short like most COD campaigns. The graphics are great and it runs smoothly. So thumps up! There some sneaky sneaky missions and there is some decisions you have to make!
    Multiplayer: Well the multiplayer is **** garbage.. The weapon mods makes no sense, and there is alot of them, and most of them are pointless.    Hmm where to start with this COD...
    The campaign: It's actully good, a bit short like most COD campaigns. The graphics are great and it runs smoothly. So thumps up! There some sneaky sneaky missions and there is some decisions you have to make!

    Multiplayer: Well the multiplayer is **** garbage.. The weapon mods makes no sense, and there is alot of them, and most of them are pointless.

    Compared to MW this game is a downgrade. Buy this game at sale.. like i did, and sometimes when i need to torture myself i grind some weapons for warzone! The campaign is surprisingly the best part of this game.. I cant judge zombie mode because i never play that part of the game.    … Expand
  82. DC-RealTea
    Dec 30, 2020
    2
    The Game is ok (story and zombie) but Multiplayer is for me the BIG problem. DMR are too op and the console player have too good aim assist . I mean they sticking like chewing gum on my ass ! For NOW is the game broken. I hope they bring a hot fix !
  83. Jawzer
    Jan 9, 2021
    2
    I actually picked up Cold War during a holiday sale. Still dont think this game is worth it even counting that. Boring campaign and complete downgrade from last years MW. They took all soul and personality out of zombies and only gave us one map. Multiplayer is a complete joke, because of low visibility, boring maps, and overall just terrible weapon balance. The mechanics of this game isI actually picked up Cold War during a holiday sale. Still dont think this game is worth it even counting that. Boring campaign and complete downgrade from last years MW. They took all soul and personality out of zombies and only gave us one map. Multiplayer is a complete joke, because of low visibility, boring maps, and overall just terrible weapon balance. The mechanics of this game is just budget MW. Been playing cod since black ops one when i was 10 and loved the franchise so much i went out of my way to play the old ones and every new one since. This is the first cod where ive genuinly have had zero fun and dont plan on continue playing the multiplayer. I plan on coming back and trying out the new zombie maps when they release doubt they will be any good though.… Expand
  84. JackTheRater
    Jan 9, 2021
    2
    Hit registration is not good in the multiplayer and the meta is not fun to play into. Cheaters are abundant and Score Based Match Making (SBMM) makes it so that if you play well, you will feel pain the next game. Game suffers from issues that were fixed and not even present in Call of duty: Modern Warfare. I'm rating it a 2 because the campaign was fun and enjoyable, but short, andHit registration is not good in the multiplayer and the meta is not fun to play into. Cheaters are abundant and Score Based Match Making (SBMM) makes it so that if you play well, you will feel pain the next game. Game suffers from issues that were fixed and not even present in Call of duty: Modern Warfare. I'm rating it a 2 because the campaign was fun and enjoyable, but short, and zombies is there but really bare compared to other COD games.… Expand
  85. photonpixie
    Jan 11, 2021
    2
    Prob a good game if it worked long enough to play. I have done everything I can to troubleshoot and still crashes out after just a few min
  86. alivemau5
    Mar 12, 2021
    2
    Same same but.. worst. Gun leveling has been nerfed to boredom levels, uninspiring maps, the health bar on top of people you shoot is a welcomed change, but everything else is a downgrade.
  87. DasEinhorn
    Mar 14, 2021
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Absolutely disgusting. The Singleplayer is my favorite. Its really good. But the Multiplayer is schit on a pile of **** buried under schit. The Multiplayer is Unbalanced as hell. Ist just bugging Lobbys are crashing every 5 minutes. I cant play with my friend because always the lobby is crashing. Its not playable. And except doing something about that, nothing happens. **** off that game. I thought it could be a good one again. And axcept of the Story this game is completely bull****.… Expand
  88. kogolliko89
    Apr 14, 2022
    2
    sin duda en peor cod en una década ,es una autentica basura tanto por su jugabilidad como por su historia y apartado técnico .
    es como jugar un juego de ps2 .
  89. VoviBen
    May 2, 2023
    2
    Sbmm, Droptime, Noob Friendly. The Zombie Mode is fine, i don't even play campaign.
  90. TiredOfBlizzard
    Aug 25, 2023
    2
    A pretty average fps, stuck within the terrible user interface that has become the modern warfare game center.

    Story was mediocre. Game mechanics are clunky and even worse in multiplayer.

    I tried to refund but it was too late. Don't waste your $ on this lazy cash grab.
  91. TomasLacerda
    Nov 14, 2020
    1
    The game is insulting. I already asked for a refund on this.
    The game is awful. Gameplay, AI, it's just insulting how bad it is. The campaign is shorter than ever.
    It's impossible to play multiplayer, the connections and the dc's amount are tremendous.
    For them to ship a game like this is tells how much respect they have for their audience.
  92. El_Mundo
    Jan 8, 2021
    1
    Absolute downgrade to Modern Warfare or hell even Black Ops 4. The character movement is extremely shaky and wonky, the graphics are mediocre, nearly no maps (like 10 total) and less guns total than the Machinepistol category in MW. New guns are an insanely hard grind. For example "Kill three enemies in quick succession with the knife in multiplayer" to unlock a sledgehammer. Only thing isAbsolute downgrade to Modern Warfare or hell even Black Ops 4. The character movement is extremely shaky and wonky, the graphics are mediocre, nearly no maps (like 10 total) and less guns total than the Machinepistol category in MW. New guns are an insanely hard grind. For example "Kill three enemies in quick succession with the knife in multiplayer" to unlock a sledgehammer. Only thing is that every enemy drops you in 5 shots. Shotguns do less damage than even pistols. They brough player hosting back instead of Dedicated servers which leads to a lot of connection issues in an already bug infested game. All that is already bad but the worst part is, that people that play with controller have the strongest aimbot in any shooter i have ever seen. Its okay that there is one in the first place as its not easy to aim with a controller but in this game you only need to get somewhere close with your aim and it moves center mass on its own with reduced recoil. This results in aimbot behaviour people would have been reported for in Modern Warfare. If your aim isnt pro league worthy and you are on PC, forget it. To add insult to injury Playstation players also level considerably faster. Both character level and guns. Gun leveling takes forver if you arent a Playstation player. Just stay away from this game.… Expand
  93. andrew9
    May 4, 2022
    1
    call of duty .
  94. Kunray
    Nov 16, 2020
    1
    rather lackluster, not much content, far too overhyped for what we got unfortunately, if doesnt turn this train around the future is a wreck waiting to happen
  95. CptnMcKawesome
    Jan 15, 2021
    1
    the 2 comes from campaign.
    Connectivity-ass
    Multiplayer-ass
    Weapons-asss
    Etc.
    Probably the last cod I'll every buy. I have collected every single one since the OG cod. This is a travesty and, honestly, you have to have no standards to like the multiplayer. Then again, console players don't really have many options...
  96. AndrewEvolution
    Dec 11, 2020
    1
    Game is broken ! Lot of bugs ! The theme is good but so few modes, maps and guns make the Multiplayer repetitive , don´t waste your time with this crap , feels like a plastic downgrade compared with COD MW !
  97. BL3Review
    Dec 16, 2020
    1
    Before I begin, let me just say I purchased the game 3 hours ago and already refunded the game on release of season 1.

    Ho boy, let start with my very first impression after installing the multiplayer. So Christmas themed Nuketown and Raid had JUST released when I hopped on and IMMEDIATELY the update released without the actual maps being included for PC players, kicking them out of    Before I begin, let me just say I purchased the game 3 hours ago and already refunded the game on release of season 1.

    Ho boy, let start with my very first impression after installing the multiplayer. So Christmas themed Nuketown and Raid had JUST released when I hopped on and IMMEDIATELY the update released without the actual maps being included for PC players, kicking them out of every game they joined on the new maps (Zed 398 Swift Clover error). Already an AWFUL start, so I tried the base game maps and loaded into Miami domination and the side with the pool was ATROCIOUS. I went from 170+ fps with an i9-9900k and 2080 to 4 fps when even looking in the direction of the spawn with the pool area, in fact it crashed my entire pc. Afterwards I tried zombies and it wasn't anything like the trailers led me to believe it would be, in a bad bad way. The zombies mode in that game felt like a souped up version of the side modes in BO4 zombies which also wasn't good. It feels more like an first person version of Dead Ops than an actual Treyarch zombies mode, even AW zombies was a better mode in delivering a zombies experience. The actual guns in the game are a MAJOR downgrade from Modern Warfare, everything sounds the same and like plastic and don't look nearly as good as their MW counterparts. They also feel fairly weak, they don't feel or sound like they have any power behind any shots even when using a shotgun. The only reason I gave this game a 1/10 is that it actually successfully booted up on my PC.    … Expand
  98. QuelloScarso
    Nov 26, 2020
    1
    I am not son of somebody that throws money at me (nothing bad about being one, lucky you), so i had to spend half of my monthly salary (earned by working my ass off) in oreder to get a 2060 RTX on my PC, later in time i decided to buy Call of Duty: Cold War and guess what? game runs like absolute dog s**t.
    Enough is enough, this game is not worth a 2000+$ machine to run it;
    It has    I am not son of somebody that throws money at me (nothing bad about being one, lucky you), so i had to spend half of my monthly salary (earned by working my ass off) in oreder to get a 2060 RTX on my PC, later in time i decided to buy Call of Duty: Cold War and guess what? game runs like absolute dog s**t.
    Enough is enough, this game is not worth a 2000+$ machine to run it;
    It has average graphics and effects which are poorly optimized.
    I guess AAA in this case stands for triple ass.    … Expand
  99. Ravxsavage
    Dec 15, 2020
    1
    +- ok campaign, the worst everything (just as usual Treyarch). They can't make games, why the **** do morons from Activion task them so..? Huge step down from last year's WM reboot. Gunplay is just proper plastic **** ttk is massive **** also, maps are the worst (as usual Treyach). Only **** like Black Ops frach.
  100. lustforlife____
    Apr 24, 2021
    1
    Стрельба хуже чем в MW (2019) очередной конвейер чему удивляться дадададада
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 28 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 18 out of 28
  2. Mixed: 10 out of 28
  3. Negative: 0 out of 28
  1. Launcher (The Washington Post)
    Jan 27, 2021
    70
    What feature, or lack thereof, would compel a Call of Duty fan to buy or skip a new entry at this point? It plays fine, and it’s the most recent one. That’s usually enough.
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  2. GameSpace
    Jan 13, 2021
    85
    Overall, I love the old-school feels of Black Ops in Cold War and I love the storyline. All of the modes are fun to play and offer a lot for old players and new players alike. It is fun to get back into the action with players from all consoles and on PC to make the action that much better with cross-play. There are some issues with multiplayer that will seemingly never go away but such is life for an online multiplayer game.
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  3. Worth Playing
    Jan 4, 2021
    80
    The question of whether to pick up Call of Duty: Black Ops - Cold War on the PC is situational, despite it being a solid title. If you're the type of player who likes the campaigns that each entry brings forth, then you'll be fine with Cold War. The branching paths of the short campaign give it some replayability beyond simply increasing the difficulty. Fans of Zombies mode will also be fine, even though it suffers from having only one map (for now) and a PlayStation-exclusive mode that'll be unavailable on the PC for a year. Multiplayer fans are in more of a pickle. If you're tired of the maps in the prominently featured Modern Warfare but want traditional modes, then this is perfect, especially since the cross-play feature is going strong and there are people on both the last- and next-generation platforms ensuring the game gets a healthy shelf life. If you're primarily a Warzone player, you aren't going to bother with this one, since that free-to-play game is getting Cold War elements soon to keep it fresh.
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